Union Pacific’s former Chicago & North Western locomotives Nos. 8646 and 8701 lead a manifest train into Milwaukee. The units are now in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. Chris Guss UNION, Ill. — As Union Pacific continues to store excess locomotives this fall due to depressed business levels, two of the […]
Walthers is introducing three new passenger car body styles in its WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger car series. This photo shows pre-production samples of the baggage/Railway Post Office (top), small window coach (middle), and the observation car (bottom). Model Railroader magazine recently received pre-production photos of the next three passenger cars in the WalthersMainline HO […]
Everett Railroad 2-6-0 No. 11, a Mogul-type steam locomotive pulls a passenger excursion in southwestern Pennsylvania in October. Chris Starnes DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Everett Railroad recent startup of steam-hauled excursion service, the nation’s newest, features a handsome 1920 Alco 2-6-0 Mogul-type on the head end. Everett president Alan Maples spoke with Trains about the […]
The Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Pennsylvania class L1s features the firm’s new Paragon3 sound and electronics system. Recently I had a chance to examine and run a pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ Pennsylvania RR class L1s. The HO scale 2-8-2 steam locomotive is available detailed and decorated for either the pre- or post-war […]
Kevin Strong 1:24 scale (approximately) assembled and painted barber shop Just Plain Folk 818 Lincoln Ave. Palmyra NJ 08065 Price: $79 Website: www.justplainfolkfigures.com Large scale, cast-resin structure; fully finished and painted; no interior. Dimensions: Depth, 9″ (excluding front sidewalk); height, 9″; width, 7″ Pros: Good exterior detail; good paint and finish; open bottom and removable […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 trucks Kadee Quality Products Co. 673 Avenue C White City OR 97503 Price: $49.99/pair Website: www.kadee.com 1:29 scale, gauge 1, freight-car trucks; available in three different styles (see text); mostly metal construction; unsprung, equalized; insulated axles; mounting adaptors provided for Bachmann, USA Trains, Aristo-Craft, and LGB. Dimensions: Wheel diameter at […]
Kevin Strong Wood tunnel portals VES Enterprises PO Box 11672 Casa Grande AZ 85130 Prices: Tunnel portal, $19; wing walls, $19/set Website: www.gtrainbuildings.com Natural cedar tunnel portal; wing walls available separately; supplied assembled, ready to finish. Dimensions: Portal: height, 131/2″; width, 131/2″; depth, 2″; tunnel opening, 73/4″ x 11″. Wing walls: 11″ x 11″ as […]
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Norfolk Southern’s yard in Jackson, Mich., as seen from a drone in Aug. 2014. Federal regulators are talking about making even hobbyist photographers register their aircraft. Drayton Blackgrove WASHINGTON — In a move that could affect rail photographers nationwide who use drones, Federal regulators say they want to require all drone users to register their […]
O Gauge Amtrak (AMTK) F59PHI from MTH Price: $459.95 (no. 20-20330-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 1.96 smph Cnv Low: 2.6 smph High: 73.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1lb., 10 oz. Features: Two motors, coil couplers, smoke unit, ProtoSound 3.0 Current production road names: Amtrak, Amtk California, Amtk (I Pack a Punch), and Amtk Cascades. The […]
Williams by Bachmann O gauge Amtrak Genesis heritage unit Price: $419.95 (no. 23302) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 19.8 smph High: 83.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 4 oz. Features: Two motors, couplers, True Blas Plus sound Current production run: Amtrak Phase I Anniversary, Amtrak Phase V, and New Haven (Conn. Dept. […]
Arnold N scale EMD SW1 The Arnold N scale SW1 is available with roadname-specific details, including the headlight arrangement and arched or straight cab windows. The backup lights on the SW1 switchers are also correct for their prototypes. The Burlington Northern version includes a non-functioning rooftop cab beacon. End-cab yard switchers were among the earliest […]
